Incognito rejoins Twitter after 'acting like a big baby'

February 17, 2014|Staff reports

Richie Incognito, three days after de-activating his Twitter account following a rant the day the Ted Wells report was released, returned to the social media platform, writing "I apologize for acting like a big baby the last few days. This has all been so much on me and my family. I just want to play football."

Incognito, the troubled Miami Dolphins guard named in the Wells report as the instigator of the harassment toward Jonathan Martin, took down his Twitter account Friday, saying “Goodbye, twitter. Be well. See you on the other side.”

The account otherwise known as @68INCOGNITO returned to active duty at 5:47 p.m. on Monday.

Incognito had tweeted a number of comments regarding his relationship with Martin that may not have helped Incognito's situation.

Mark Schamel, Incognito’s attorney, has said he’ll prepare a “thorough analysis” on the Wells report, which he described as “replete with errors.”

Incognito fell silent on Twitter for a few weeks after the initial wave of bad publicity in this scandal in November. But his account remained active.

Incognito’s final day on Twitter, Valentine’s Day, the day the Wells report was released, was marked by him defending himself and re-tweeting several insults directed his way.

He also tweeted at one point, “I guess I’m as dumb as I look.”

Incognito has made headlines several times with his rants on Twitter. One of his recent rants included Incognito tweeting Jonathan Martin told him he’d contemplated suicide. Incognito also challenged media members and Martin’s agent, Kenneth Zuckerman, among others.